26-03-2016, 08:59 AM
Well, that's enough to make your eyes wáter.
That's from Roman de la Rose, isn't it? Painted by a woman, no less - it was a French husband and wife team, he inked, she drew.
The phallus tree, to give it a polite name, was a common 14th century motif. Fertility I seem to think, although someone suggested it also poked fun at men's fear of impotence (plenty more fish in the sea for the wife to choose from if the husband couldn't perform!).
That's from Roman de la Rose, isn't it? Painted by a woman, no less - it was a French husband and wife team, he inked, she drew.
The phallus tree, to give it a polite name, was a common 14th century motif. Fertility I seem to think, although someone suggested it also poked fun at men's fear of impotence (plenty more fish in the sea for the wife to choose from if the husband couldn't perform!).